When it comes to helping your third grader manage a school backpack, small steps now bring big payoffs later.

Here's a fun activity that will allow your child to express himself by making a flag of his own design, then writing an accompanying story.

Learn about sound physics and do a survey experiment to explore the difference between sound and noise in this science project.

Celebrate Hanukkah the old-fashioned way with an oil lantern. This craft is a perfect opportunity to teach your child the history of this special holiday.

Introduce your second grader to a fun Mexican custom by showing her how to make papel picado, a beautiful creation of cut-out tissue paper.

This project examines whether people's taste perception is influenced by what they see.

Help your child make a recycling poster for your household and teach them how to take care of the environment!

Make Korean vegetable pancakes with your child! This dish is delicious way to get your child cooking as you introduce her to recipes from different cultures.

Celebrate Black History Month by having your child make her own version of a kente cloth after learning what the different colors on a kente cloth symbolize.

In this activity you and your child will learn about the African Americans that changed history in a fun quiz format.

Write to a deployed soldier to help your child practice reading, writing, and get a better understanding of what it means to serve our country.

This writing activity will promote dialogue about racial segregation and its impact on African-Americans throughout history with your child.

Here is a hands-on activity to help third graders understand the four points of a compass...and how we use them to get around.

Craft a paper rocket in this hands-on activity inspired by the life of Mae Jemison!

Kids are acutely aware of what's "fair" and what's not. Here's a quirky way to teach your first grader the importance of voting and democracy.

On Martin Luther King Day, help your third grader create an original "scratch art" card to thank a person who has made a difference in his life.

Help your second grader celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King with this rainbow table mat.